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William Moreton 1474–1536 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1474

Birth Location: Moreton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1536

Death Location: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Ralph Moreton

Mother: Margaret Tresham

Spouse(s): Alice Brereton

Children(s): Alice Moreton, Ralph Moreton, Margaret Moreton, Alice Moreton, William Moreton, Anne Moreton, Joan Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton

In 1474, William Moreton entered the world in Moreton, Cheshire, England, born to Ralph Moreton And Margaret Tresham. William Moreton married Alice Brereton, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Moreton, Alice Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Maston Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Joan Moreton, Margaret Moreton, Ralph Moreton, William Moreton. William Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1474, William Moreton entered the world in Moreton, Cheshire, England, born to Ralph Moreton And Margaret Tresham.
  • William Moreton married Alice Brereton, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Moreton, Alice Moreton, Anne Moreton, Elizabeth Maston Moreton, Elizabeth Moreton, Joan Moreton, Margaret Moreton, Ralph Moreton, William Moreton.
  • William Moreton passed away in 1536 in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Moreton's Ancestors

Self
William Moreton
1474–1536
Birth Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Moreton
1450–1507
Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Tresham
1450–1547
Wolfage, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Maston) Moreton
1425–1454
Little Moreton, Chester, Cheshire, England
Margaret Woodnoth
1429–1460
Little Moreton Hall, Chester, Cheshire, England
William Tresham
1404–1450
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Isabelle Vaux
1404–1478
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralphe Moreton
1390–
Johanna Vernon
1400–1441
John Woodnoth
1397–
John Woodnoth
1397–
Thomas Tresham
1360–
Filia Rempston
1360–
William Vaux
1375–1405
Eleanor Drakelowe
1374–1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vaux
1345–1401
Joan Thirning
1334–1385
Thomas Drakelowe
1348–1378
Ankeret Salford
1356–1380

William Moreton's Descendants

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William Moreton (ABT 1474–1536) m. Alice Brereton (1490–1552)
  1. 1. Alice Moreton 1527–1594 m. Thomas Rhodes 1521–1585
    1. 1. Thome Roodes 1552–1604 m. Cecilia Stone 1556–1619
      1. 1. Rachel Rhodes 1585–1677 m. Adam Yarrett 1580–1666
        1. 1. Jane Yarrett 1630–1661 m. Walter Dickinson 1621–1681
        2. 2. Alice Yarrett 1620–1670 m. John Hughlett, 1619–1697
        3. 3. William Yarrett 1610–1679 m. Margaret Wiggs 1611–1677
    2. 2. James Rhodes 1560–1644 m. Rosalyn Wilson 1559–1639
      1. 1. Walter (Wilson) Rhodes 1577–1653 m. Elizabeth (Joanna) Barstow 1581–1659
        1. 1. John (Edward) Rhodes 1620–1717 m. Anne (Marbury) Browne 1615–1698
        2. 2. John Rhodes 1600–1701
        3. 3. Joannah Rhodes 1604–1687 m. Thomas Coldham 1589–1675
        4. 4. Zachariah Rhodes 1603–1665 m. Joanna Arnold 1617–1692
        5. 5. Henry Rhoades 1608–1703 m. Elizabeth White 1618–1700
      2. 2. Samuel Rhodes 1578–
      3. 3. Richard Rhodes 1580–1650 m. Elizabetha Fowcher 1630–
    3. 3. John Rhodes 1560–
    4. 4. Rodolphus Rodes 1555–
    5. 5. Randall Rode 1550– m. Anne Barker 1555–
    6. 6. Mary Rodes 1565–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Rodes 1571–
    8. 8. William Rodes 1568–1578
    9. 9. Edward Rodes 1573–1575
    10. 10. Edward Rodes 1575–
    11. 11. Peter Rhodes 1564–1600 m. Margerie Hallam 1574–
  2. 2. Ralph Moreton 1517–
  3. 3. Margaret Moreton 1521– m. George Calveley 1520–
  4. 4. Alice (Elizabeth) Moreton 1523–1598 m. Thomas Eccles 1536–1587
  5. 5. William Moreton 1515–1563 m. Anne Fouleshurst 1513–
  6. 6. Anne Moreton 1525– m. William Golborne 1520–
  7. 7. Joan Moreton 1520–1588 m. Richard Fortescue 1517–1570
  8. 8. Elizabeth Moreton 1511–1554 m. James Broster 1511–1553
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Maston) Moreton –1592 m. William (Edward) Yeardley 1523–1592

William Moreton's Timeline

2 Records

1474
ABT 1474
Birth of William Moreton in Moreton, Cheshire, England
Moreton, Cheshire, England
1536
1536
Age 62
Death of William Moreton in Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England
Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1474
    Event Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Little Moreton, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Astbury, Cheshire, England

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